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Orthopedic issues after cerebrovascular accident.
Orthopedic issues after cerebrovascular accident. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) Gardner, M. J., Ong, B. C., Liporace, F., Koval, K. J. 2002; 31 (10): 559-568Abstract
Patients who have had a cerebrovascular accident with resultant hemiplegia often present to the orthopedic surgeon with characteristic complaints and deformities. The most common of these include muscle spasticity and contracture, shoulder pain, hip fracture, and heterotopic ossification. Although some of these disorders are clinically evident, others may be easily overlooked. The purpose of this article is to summarize the most common orthopedic aspects of hemiplegic patients who have had a cerebrovascular accident.
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